Posted
by
ScuttleMonkeyon Monday July 06, 2009 @06:30PM
from the i-can-see-clearly-now dept.

BotScout writes "British experts claim that a new laser treatment could save the sight of millions of people. The process is said to stop the onset of age-related macular degeneration, one of the most common forms of blindness, which leaves victims unable to read, drive or live independently. The technique rejuvenates the Bruch's membrane — a thin layer that lies behind the retina. The process takes just ten to 15 minutes and could be done by any ophthalmologist. While it does not cure sight loss, its inventor, Professor John Marshall, says it could prevent a generation from having to put up with declining vision in old age."

and you're no longer the complete idiot you were in your twenties.
Speaking from the perspective of someone in their fifties, I have found that the experience and knowledge I have gathered over the years has made me a far more complete idiot than I was in my twenties.